The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20

Well, MarSe David he look befo' dat like
he bout gwine ter laff mos OBJ de time, but
when he hyah dat vedyct he face hit
jis' drap sober like or flash, an he raise
up an de people dey all drap sober, too,
'caise he look ser cu'ous. Den he bow ter
de- justus an he say: "Yo' 'ona', begs
pawdn', but like ter protes' ergin dat
ve'dyct, an hab de prblege ter make er
testimony an Statement befo' desc people.
Ter yo' 'ona' like ter jes' say dat killed
dat Duke OBJ Edinbu'g myself like ter
state fudder dat de ac' wuz done en- dis de-
fender's berha'f doan know dat l cares
ter keep any ting back; an l jis' say be-
liebs l mout been Indifferent ef dat bullet
take de life OBJ de defendcn', caise wuth he
base untrufs he pawted me FUN er frien'
dat tink mo- OBJ dan de blood in my own
hat I know dat dawg like me an I lose
my rite ham bcfo' tech i'm wuth harm,
caise he my frien's pertecter, but my frien'
choose twix me an de defenden' an killed
de Duke dat my frien' may nab de one she
choose. Fudder, make dis statement an
take dis blame upon myself dat da' be no
badness hea'aftah twix' dis derfenden' an
de frien' who choose i'm.
Den he stop er little bit an look roun',
but he not seem ter see much, caise he tink-
in so en- he min.' Den he say kim tied
llhc, ~ Oud llhc ucT ody ulS, UOO, u6O
now hab done wuth de Law. Dis is my
fus' and las case. A ting dat am not mo-
direc, dat seem ser caperable OBJ wrong,
hit seem ter me mus trubble er homes
man er good deal ter foller. En- view OBJ
de fac dat hab already convic' er felr-
man OBJ doin' deed dat I done myself
makes me feel like not care ter take de
ris' OBJ goin' fudder. All ak, an de fate
am good ernuff fur any man, is jis' ter lib
an hones' life; dis mus certainly look like
er POI beginnin'!
Den he stop ergin an er kim OBJ Ian ber-
gin ter creep roun' he mou'f, but befo' he
say an'r wod, when de people all
ser still, honey, yo' jis' hyah er pin
drap, Miss Myra she raise up ermong
um, lookin' white but mighty capturin'
tell yO', an walk rite down de aisle an
roun' ter Marse David an take he ham en-
hem an STAN da' by he side wuth'er eyes
lookin' down. Lam OBJ compassion, honey,
but yo otter jis' see de gladness come inter
Marse David's face! Yo' jis' tlnk de gates
OBJ de glory Lam swung wide open befo' UNI
an he standin' straight en- de stream OBJ
light
De Kunnul he couldn' STAN dat long, he
jis' git up an come rite down an grab
Marse Dayid's ham an shak ct had an kiss
Miss Myra. Den de big lawya' he shak dey
hams, an ole Mistess, too. Den dat stat
um all an dey all po' down roun' um an
shak dey hams an laff an cheer; all 'cept
de Cantiels an de justus'. De Cantiel's dey
go out mighty glum, an dat justus' he jis'
set da' wuth he mouf hangin' open like
twell de las souls gone, an / spec he
settin da' yit!"
''And did they get marriedl" asked.
''Lan' OBJ compassion, chile! 1 tink dey
did! Dey had de bigges' weddin' dat wuz
eber hilt en- dem pawts!"
Sand didn't David really ever follow the
lava"
"Neber; ct not max much Offence
dough, honey, caise yo' see de Chambe's
an de Canlieps dey ser mad at one ernudder
aftah dat dey fo'get ter eber squeeze de
townw ALvA MILTON KERR.